TD Bank
Data Scientist II
The Data Scientist II is responsible for collecting data and using a wide range of data science techniques, including but not limited to data wrangling, profiling and visualization, statistical inference, to uncover actionable insights or build analytics solutions that guide decision making and strategic planning. Depth & Scope: Works autonomously within a specialized business management function and may provide work direction to others Provides seasoned specialized knowledge, advice and/or guidance to various stakeholders and team members Scope of role may have enterprise impact Focuses on short to medium-term issues (e.g. 6-12 months) Undertakes and completes a variety of complex projects and initiatives requiring specialist knowledge and/or the integration of cross functional processes within own area of expertise Oversees and/or independently performs tasks from end-to-end Education & Experience: Undergraduate degree or advanced technical degree preferred (e.g., math, physics, engineering, finance or computer science) Graduate's degree preferred with either progressive project work experience, or; 3+ year of relevant experience; higher degree education and research tenure can be counted Preferred Qualifications: The Project Manager, Business Analyst (PM/BA) ensures that all projects within their mandate remain on track. PM/BA will manage project-related workstreams, facilitate and track dependencies between cross-functional teams to ensure projects' deliverables are on time and in scope, and diligently document all project materials. They will gather and prioritize business requirements, translate requirements into functional and non-functional, advise on solutions, and ensure projects' key goals are met. They will create executive level frameworks, current state, future state roadmaps, process flows and other documentation. They will prepare project status reports for stakeholders. The ideal candidate must be a fast learner who can quickly develop/analyze and understand the requirements, and effectively support the project team in achieving all project objectives. Candidates with technical backgrounds, who may not have formal project management/ business analyst experience but are highly organized and proactive, are encouraged to apply too. The candidate must be adaptable and capable of managing diverse responsibilities. SQL and Python. Customer Accountabilities: Understands business context and data infrastructure and translates business problems to viable data science solutions. Uses a wide range of programming languages (e.g. Python) and techniques for extracting and preparing data, applying statistics and various advanced analytics, along with business acumen to extract insights from the big data. Visualizes insights from the data to tell and illustrate stories that clearly convey the meaning of results to decision-makers and stakeholders at every level of technical understanding. Collaborates with other partners, such as data and business analysts, software engineers, data engineers, and application developers to develop scalable and sustainable data science solutions that retains long term benefit to the business. Shareholder Accountabilities: Solicits and offers ideas for improving business processes through insights with the objective of improving effectiveness and efficiency. Educates the organization on approaches, such as testing hypotheses and statistical validation of result. Helps the organization understand the principles and the math behind the scientist process to drive organizational alignment. Translates up to date information into continuous improvement activities that enhance performance. Adheres to enterprise frameworks or methodologies that relate to activities for our business area. Ensures respective programs/policies/practices are well managed, meet business needs, comply with internal and external requirements, and align with business priorities. Participates in cross-functional/enterprise initiatives as a subject matter expert helping to identify risk/provide guidance for complex situations. Monitors service, productivity and assesses efficiency levels within own function and implements continuous process/performance improvements where opportunities exist. Leads/facilitates and/or implements action/remediation plans to address performance/risk/governance issues. Actively manages relationships within and across various business lines, corporate and/or control functions and ensures alignment with enterprise and/or regulatory requirements. Keeps abreast of emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assesses potential impacts. Maintains a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite. Employee/Team Accountabilities: Participates fully as a member of the team, supports a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensures timely communication of issues/points of interest. Provides thought leadership and/or industry knowledge for own area of expertise in own area and participates in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit. Keeps current on emerging trends/developments and grows knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques. Participates in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team. Keeps others informed and up to date about the status/progress of projects and/or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities. Contributes to team development of skills and capabilities through mentorship of others, by sharing knowledge and experiences and leveraging best practices. Leads, motivates and develops relationships with internal and external business partners/stakeholders to develop productive working relationships. Contributes to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce. Acts as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally. Physical Requirements: Never: 0%; Occasional: 1-33%; Frequent: 34-66%; Continuous: 67-100% Domestic Travel Occasional International Travel Never Performing sedentary work Continuous Performing multiple tasks Continuous Operating standard office equipment - Continuous Responding quickly to sounds Occasional Sitting Continuous Standing Occasional Walking Occasional Moving safely in confined spaces Occasional Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.) Occasional Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.) Never Squatting Occasional Bending Occasional Kneeling Never Crawling Never Climbing Never Reaching overhead Never Reaching forward Occasional Pushing Never Pulling Never Twisting Never Concentrating for long periods of time Continuous Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations Continuous Reading, writing and comprehending instructions Continuous Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing Continuous The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. The listed or specified responsibilities & duties are considered essential functions for ADA purposes.
The Data Scientist II is responsible for collecting data and using a wide range of data science techniques, including but not limited to data wrangling, profiling and visualization, statistical inference, to uncover actionable insights or build analytics solutions that guide decision making and strategic planning. Depth & Scope: Works autonomously within a specialized business management function and may provide work direction to others Provides seasoned specialized knowledge, advice and/or guidance to various stakeholders and team members Scope of role may have enterprise impact Focuses on short to medium-term issues (e.g. 6-12 months) Undertakes and completes a variety of complex projects and initiatives requiring specialist knowledge and/or the integration of cross functional processes within own area of expertise Oversees and/or independently performs tasks from end-to-end Education & Experience: Undergraduate degree or advanced technical degree preferred (e.g., math, physics, engineering, finance or computer science) Graduate's degree preferred with either progressive project work experience, or; 3+ year of relevant experience; higher degree education and research tenure can be counted Preferred Qualifications: The Project Manager, Business Analyst (PM/BA) ensures that all projects within their mandate remain on track. PM/BA will manage project-related workstreams, facilitate and track dependencies between cross-functional teams to ensure projects' deliverables are on time and in scope, and diligently document all project materials. They will gather and prioritize business requirements, translate requirements into functional and non-functional, advise on solutions, and ensure projects' key goals are met. They will create executive level frameworks, current state, future state roadmaps, process flows and other documentation. They will prepare project status reports for stakeholders. The ideal candidate must be a fast learner who can quickly develop/analyze and understand the requirements, and effectively support the project team in achieving all project objectives. Candidates with technical backgrounds, who may not have formal project management/ business analyst experience but are highly organized and proactive, are encouraged to apply too. The candidate must be adaptable and capable of managing diverse responsibilities. SQL and Python. Customer Accountabilities: Understands business context and data infrastructure and translates business problems to viable data science solutions. Uses a wide range of programming languages (e.g. Python) and techniques for extracting and preparing data, applying statistics and various advanced analytics, along with business acumen to extract insights from the big data. Visualizes insights from the data to tell and illustrate stories that clearly convey the meaning of results to decision-makers and stakeholders at every level of technical understanding. Collaborates with other partners, such as data and business analysts, software engineers, data engineers, and application developers to develop scalable and sustainable data science solutions that retains long term benefit to the business. Shareholder Accountabilities: Solicits and offers ideas for improving business processes through insights with the objective of improving effectiveness and efficiency. Educates the organization on approaches, such as testing hypotheses and statistical validation of result. Helps the organization understand the principles and the math behind the scientist process to drive organizational alignment. Translates up to date information into continuous improvement activities that enhance performance. Adheres to enterprise frameworks or methodologies that relate to activities for our business area. Ensures respective programs/policies/practices are well managed, meet business needs, comply with internal and external requirements, and align with business priorities. Participates in cross-functional/enterprise initiatives as a subject matter expert helping to identify risk/provide guidance for complex situations. Monitors service, productivity and assesses efficiency levels within own function and implements continuous process/performance improvements where opportunities exist. Leads/facilitates and/or implements action/remediation plans to address performance/risk/governance issues. Actively manages relationships within and across various business lines, corporate and/or control functions and ensures alignment with enterprise and/or regulatory requirements. Keeps abreast of emerging issues, trends, and evolving regulatory requirements and assesses potential impacts. Maintains a culture of risk management and control, supported by effective processes in alignment with risk appetite. Employee/Team Accountabilities: Participates fully as a member of the team, supports a positive work environment that promotes service to the business, quality, innovation and teamwork and ensures timely communication of issues/points of interest. Provides thought leadership and/or industry knowledge for own area of expertise in own area and participates in knowledge transfer within the team and business unit. Keeps current on emerging trends/developments and grows knowledge of the business, related tools and techniques. Participates in personal performance management and development activities, including cross training within own team. Keeps others informed and up to date about the status/progress of projects and/or all relevant or useful information related to day-to-day activities. Contributes to team development of skills and capabilities through mentorship of others, by sharing knowledge and experiences and leveraging best practices. Leads, motivates and develops relationships with internal and external business partners/stakeholders to develop productive working relationships. Contributes to a fair, positive and equitable environment that supports a diverse workforce. Acts as a brand ambassador for your business area/function and the bank, both internally and/or externally. Physical Requirements: Never: 0%; Occasional: 1-33%; Frequent: 34-66%; Continuous: 67-100% Domestic Travel Occasional International Travel Never Performing sedentary work Continuous Performing multiple tasks Continuous Operating standard office equipment - Continuous Responding quickly to sounds Occasional Sitting Continuous Standing Occasional Walking Occasional Moving safely in confined spaces Occasional Lifting/Carrying (under 25 lbs.) Occasional Lifting/Carrying (over 25 lbs.) Never Squatting Occasional Bending Occasional Kneeling Never Crawling Never Climbing Never Reaching overhead Never Reaching forward Occasional Pushing Never Pulling Never Twisting Never Concentrating for long periods of time Continuous Applying common sense to deal with problems involving standardized situations Continuous Reading, writing and comprehending instructions Continuous Adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing Continuous The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. The listed or specified responsibilities & duties are considered essential functions for ADA purposes.